Possible Nominations for 2017: 27 Sites
- Funeral and memorial sites of the First World War (Western Front) (Belgium)
- Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er (China)
- Nīmes, Antiquity to the Present (France)
- Metz Royal and Imperial Power, Confrontations and Stylistic Urban Identity (France)
- Parque Nacional Los Alerces (PNLA) (Argentina)
- Great Spas of Europe (Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, France, Belgium)
- The Glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways (India)
- Historic City of Ahmadabad (India)
- Cultural Landscape of Alamout (Iran)
- Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century (Italy)
- Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun, Ancient Tumulus Clusters (Japan)
- The Sado Complex of Heritage Mines (Japan)
- Abraj Al-Kuwait (Kuwait)
- Coral Stone Mosques of Maldives (Maldives)
- Bagan Archaeological Area and Monuments (Myanmar)
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire [extension] (Netherlands)
- Mafra Palace, Convent and Royal Hunting Grounds (Portugal)
- Southwestern Coast Tidal Flats (Republic of Korea)
- Seoul City Wall (Republic of Korea)
- The Ancient Capitals of the Kingdom of Tonga (Tonga)
- īle de Djerba (Tunisia)
- Heart of Sharjah (UAE)
- England's Lake District (United Kingdom)
- Works of the Engineer Eladio Dieste (Uruguay)
- Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks (USA)
- The Complex of Yen Tu Monuments and Landscape (Vietnam)
- Jibla and its Surroundings (Yemen)
Asia - 12
Europe - 8
Arab States - 4
Latin America - 2
North America - 1